Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as an Apprentice Personal Assistant has become available. 

The successful applicant will be required to support the Executive Team and the corporate office function. Part of your time will include supporting the front of house facilities at the Trust's headquarters. 

You will need to be able to work accurately and at pace in a multi-tasking environment, whilst maintaining excellent customer service skills. You will be an excellent communicator and have a good eye for detail. 

Main duties of the job

You will be working closely with a team of Executive Assistants, to provide comprehensive support to the Executives. You will have the opportunity to work across the team. 

Day to day duties include:

• To provide secretarial, administrative and organisational support to the Director of Governance 2 days per week. 
• Support the Corporate Office Manager and the Executive Directors PAs, to ensure a full and comprehensive support service at all times to the Chief Executive and Executive Team.
• To support in the provision of a Front of House Service for the Trust, to include basic reception cover and postal service.
• Supporting the front of house position, acting as a support for the first point of contact for staff, visitors and external contractors / couriers.
• Processing, filing and distribution of confidential reports and documents.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.